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9 troops killed in
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Soldiers ambushed by Abu Sayyaf |
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By Anthony Vargas Reporter
NINE soldiers were killed and two
others were wounded after their truck was ambushed by suspected Abu
Sayyaf militants in a remote village in Sulu Thursday.
First reports reaching Camp
Aguinaldo said the incident occurred about 7:45 a.m. in a remote
village in Maimbung town.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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50,000 forced to
flee floods
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Widespread flooding in Luzon
induced by two storms have killed at least three persons and forced
50,000 persons out of their homes.
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Potential storm
building off RP
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A low-pressure forming in the
Philippine Sea could grow into the third storm to hit the
Philippines in less than a week.
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Atrocity suspect
yields to TV crew
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A suspect in the beheading of
Marines in Basilan last month surrendered Thursday to a television
news crew, a ranking police official said.
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Fewer panels for
lean, mean House
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The House of Representatives will
cut the number of committees and reduce the membership of the
remaining panels as part of reforms announced by Speaker Jose de
Venecia.
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Strong initiative
needed to clean up Pasig River
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In Spanish colonial times, the
Pasig River that snakes through Metro Manila was the lynchpin of the
transport and commerce network in the Philippines.
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Shift to DOJ
won’t save PCGG–Joker
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Sen. Joker Arroyo called Thursday
for the overhaul of the top echelon of the Presidential Commission
on Good Government (PCGG) to save the agency from abolition.
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Vietnam leader on
official visit to RP
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Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung of
Vietnam was scheduled to start his first official visit to the
Philippines on Thursday, the second leg of his tour of several
member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian...
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PCCI hails Senate
assurance on JPEPA
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The Philippine Chamber of
Commerce and Industry (PCCI) on Thursday hailed the assurance of the
Senate leadership that the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership
Agreement (JPEPA) would be one of the priority measures it...
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